Cities across the county are taking measures to help curb the rising crime rates across Los Angeles. While the San Fernando Valley has enlisted the help of volunteer patrols to be the eyes and ears of the LAPD, Manhattan Beach amps up deterrence with the installation of license-plate reading cameras. This fall, 7 license-plate reading [...]
The LAPD is seeking the public's assistance in their search for a man suspected of sexually assaulting a a 70-year-old woman in Northridge. The alleged crime is reported to have occurred on February 2nd at 10:30 p.m. in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood of Northridge. The details of the crime are only that the man dragged [...]
It isn't uncommon to hear about NFL players committing crimes, after all, they play on the biggest stage in the country and people are generally interested. When college players commit crimes, though, it can sometimes fly under the radar. Once such instance recently occurred this month when we saw two former college football stars charged with [...]
At the end of every year, crime statistics are released for the City of Los Angeles. For years, these statistics have shown a steady decrease in crime across the board, with a few spikes here and there in certain areas. This year, though, the statistics showed a 20% increase in violent crimes, sparking fears among [...]
On Christmas Eve, 2-year-old Lucia Perry was visiting her father near The Grove in the Fairfax District when she was allegedly abducted by the man. Now, LAPD detectives are seeking the public's help in locating the girl and her father (who does not have custody). The visit was initially supervised, though the person in charge [...]
The government has been using drones for warfare and surveillance for years, and recently the public has gotten in on the action. Drones, or pilot-less aircraft, have been seen over major sports events, neighborhoods, protests and rallies all over the country. The public has been uneasy, at best, at the rise of drone use over [...]
The recent spate of officer-involved shootings has caused outrage in the community and embarassed police forces across the country. That embarassment has led some law enforcement agencies to re-examine the way they train officers and search for ways to eliminate these instances from occurring in the future. The LAPD, for example, has decided to institute [...]
Recidivism is the term used to describe the behavior of repeatedly committing crimes and it's a big problem here in Los Angeles County. For years, law enforcement officials have struggled with the problem of overcrowded prisons and jails all over the state. Thanks to the passing of Prop 47, the measure that reduced many felony-level [...]
Back in 1983, the movie War Games showed us two things: the first was the not-so-thinly-veiled point that in a nuclear war, nobody wins. The other was that it was possible, at least in theory, to use your computer along with a newfangled gadget called a modem to dial into your school's computer and change [...]
Whenever you plan to go out and drink, you should always secure a safe ride home. The cheapest method will be to recruit a friend as designated driver, though it can be pretty difficult to do so. After all, finding someone willing to go out to a bar and stay sober while everyone else drinks [...]
